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Chapter 163 [Crimson Dragon's Roar] The Republic Must Be Chosen!!! (7.6k words, two chapters combined)

Currently, this is only seen on the Polaris player forum.

The top posts were almost all about the Yalta Conference, with the word "explosive" in them.

Yu Feng clicked on the most popular one.

Upon entering, I found it was a first-person perspective video of the storyline, with a dense barrage of comments, all of them shocking question marks or incredulous remarks.

What exactly happened in this storyline?
How could it shock so many people?
Yu Feng also took a slight breath, muted the comments, and then watched the video.

From the perspective of this story video, the player should be an official involved.

Because it's in the center in front.

These were the three highest-ranking officials from the Commonwealth of Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Soviet Union, seated in chairs, with other high-ranking officials from each country standing behind them.

The photographer is directing the seating arrangement and layout, preparing to take the picture.

The video displayed bullet comments.

This is the information that this player learned.

With the defeat in the Battle of the Bulge, the Allied victory was unstoppable.

[The leading figures from the Commonwealth of Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Soviet Union spearheaded this conference to divide the world.]

That's right, it's about dividing up the world.

Unbelievable! The war isn't even over yet, and these three countries are already planning the post-war distribution.

[They are currently taking a group photo; the meeting is being conducted openly.]

However, some things are being done in secret; you'll find out soon enough.

As the images shifted, the meeting...

The distribution of interests in the European region was determined first, although the fighting is not yet over.

However, at the conference, the empire was divided into four parts, jointly governed by the American Free Federation, the Soviet Federation, the British Commonwealth, and the French Federation.

Even the imperial capital, Berlin, was divided into four districts, jointly governed by the four countries.

Furthermore, the empire must disarm and pay war reparations; if it cannot afford to pay, it will compensate the four countries with its own labor and resources.

In some Eastern European countries that had been conquered by empires, 'free elections' could be held, but high-ranking officials who were close to the Soviet Union had to be elected.

Poland's borders shifted westward, some of its territory came under Soviet control, and the Baltic states remained under Soviet control, among other things.

Then comes the construction of the global order.

Currently, the most powerful forces on the entire 'Earth' are the Soviet Union and the United States, with the British Commonwealth merely making up the numbers.

The Soviet Union proposed that the three countries establish a common 'police' world.

This idea was supported by the British Prime Minister, but the American Free Federation proposed that the Republic be included, forming a 'four policemen' situation.

Because the current Republic is fighting against Japan, it is also on the same side as the American Free Federation.

The Pacific War was not over yet, and dealing with Japan was one of the objectives.

More importantly, the Republic is adjacent to the Soviet Union. Supporting the Republic would be like planting a spies next to the Soviet Union, which is in the interest of the American Free Federation.

With the idea proposed by the American Free Commonwealth, the British Commonwealth saw that these two sides were about to dominate the entire world.

While the Soviet Union hesitated due to the conditions imposed by the United States, the British Prime Minister seized the opportunity to propose that France join, forming a "five-police" structure.

If the situation of "four policemen" put a lot of pressure on the Soviets, then the situation of "five policemen" was much easier.

This was also the original framework of the United Nations, with the five permanent members of the Security Council.

The video ends here.

Then comes the player's perspective, showing the files they found.

The player was not actually qualified to participate in the secret meeting in the second half, but because he was an accompanying official of the American Free Federation, he took advantage of the president's banquet to participate.

He sneaked back to his room, quickly flipped through the documents, and then tidied them up and put them back in their original places.

Because of the screen recording function, each file is clearly displayed in the video.

The latter part of the secret meeting mainly discussed sending troops to Japan and dividing up the interests of the Republic.

Because of the Pacific War, and the war against Japan.

The American Free Federation wanted the Soviet Union to join in order to solve the Japan problem in one fell swoop.

The Soviets understood the ideas of the American Free Federation and took the opportunity to put forward their conditions.

The Northern Territories in Asia belonged to the Soviet Union.

The "foreign countries" previously supported by the Soviets must maintain the status quo and not give the Republic a chance to recover them.

Simultaneously.

In the Northeast region of the Republic, brigades, companies, and other military ports were restored to Soviet control, as were the railways.

The United States, a free and liberal federation, naturally agreed to these conditions.

Since it's not my own anyway, I might as well give it away.

Under the secret agreement between the US and the Soviet Union, the interests of the "Republic," which was still in the midst of war, were thus divided up.

The screen ends.

At this moment, Yu Feng, who was watching the video, and the netizens in the live broadcast room were still in shock.

The main problem is that there's just too much information.

Yu Feng opened the video again and then displayed the content in the live stream according to the order of the video's content:
Let's sort it out first.

"I'm a little confused."

"The empire hasn't even fallen yet, and it's already been divided up by these countries. Even the city of Berlin has been divided into four parts, ugh—"

That's a bit harsh.

"If this continues, the empire will be ruined."

"Then came the Soviet-proposed 'three policemen' model."

"Both the Soviet Union and the British Commonwealth were in Europe, so the 'three policemen' were in the Soviet Union's favor."

"The American Free Federation also reacted quickly, proposing to establish a 'four-police' model in the Republic."

"The Soviets hesitated, and the British Commonwealth stepped in to establish the 'five policemen' model in France."

"That's easier to understand."

"Currently, the Republic is receiving a lot of support from the American Free Federation. If the Republic is brought in, two of the four factions will be from the American Free Federation."

"However, with the interference of the British Commonwealth, it turned into a 'five police officers' model."

"It disrupted the idea that the United States would occupy half of the territory, but since Britain and France were not powerful enough, it didn't matter. The 'five policemen' were also more likely to be accepted by the Soviet Union."

"In the modern warfare CG I saw before, the middle-aged man in the yellow robe accused the 'five permanent members of the UN Security Council' of their actions, and it all came true."

"Tsk, what a move by the British Commonwealth."

"He's harbored rebellious intentions all along."

"I am unwilling to remain under the American Free Federation and the Soviet Federation forever."

"However, the British Commonwealth and the French Commonwealth are not very powerful, so they are probably not considered important by the current American Free Federation and the Soviet Union, although we know what he thinks."

"But I didn't think much of it and just agreed."

indeed.

Now, in the whole world, the American Free Federation looks down on no one except the Soviet Federation, and the Soviet Federation is the same.

Even if they know the Commonwealth's ulterior motives, they don't care. What difference would it make if they joined?
What are those two things?
France was overthrown by the Empire in 39 days. The entire country combined did not last as long as a single building in Stalingrad, which faced the Empire's advance and held out for a long time.

As for the British Commonwealth, needless to say, the country's supreme military commander launched Operation Market Garden, which resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people.

What the hell is this level?
They always have to sit at the children's table when they eat. If they weren't allies, they would have taken care of it long ago and gained even more benefits in the process.

This was also a shared idea of ​​the Soviet Federation and the American Free Federation.

Next was the [Republic]. Yu Feng looked at the recorded information and clicked his tongue:
"Things are getting tough here in the Republic."

"Currently, we have absolutely no say, and last year the Soviet Union was even negotiating the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact with Japan, which freed up our resources to attack the Empire."

"It cut off many of the Republic's interests, and also freed up Japan's resources to increase its troop presence in the Republic several times over."

"Less than a year later, they got involved with the United States again and turned around to deal with Japan."

"It has also cut off many of the Republic's interests."

"No matter how they do it, they'll make a profit; these methods..."

"The Republic is in a bit of a predicament."

As Yu Feng spoke, the chat in the live stream agreed.

Looking at the current situation on 'Earth', there's really no way around it. The United States and the Soviet Union, two super-giants, control the entire world.

The Yatal Conference was supposed to be a tripartite division of benefits, but in reality, the Commonwealth didn't get a single penny.
Overall, the United States was a free federation, the Soviet Union divided the world, and the British Commonwealth, at the very end, pulled some strings to bring France in as an ally.

Even so, they were still being very careful.

One can imagine what the current situation on 'Earth' is like.

Looking at the situation on Earth, Yu Feng spoke up:
"This should be the foreshadowing of the 'Cold War' later on."

"The confrontation between two superpowers, with other countries surviving in the cracks, makes me suddenly quite curious about tomorrow's Polaris press conference."

There is one day left until the Polestar launch event.

Yu Feng's place isn't too far, so there's no rush to go. We can make it if we get up early tomorrow.

The Yalta Conference storyline has indeed sparked a wave of heated discussions.

Since Earth hasn't really fought a war in recent years, the idea of ​​dividing up interests before the war is even over is far too advanced for an 'Earth concept'.

It was as if a new world had been opened for the people of Earth.

Not a clue.

Future wars on 'Earth' are even more advanced. By 2022, they will have evolved into first dividing up interests and then organizing proxy wars, 300 years ahead of Earth.

Yu Feng has temporarily put aside the [Huaxia] series of games.

I played World War II: Rise of Empires all night after returning home, and went straight to the press conference the next day. That's one of the good things about being a human.

Because of the various nutrient solutions available, sleeping becomes less important.

After playing games all night, I took a nutrient injection, slept on the train for a while, and woke up feeling refreshed.

Donghai City.

8:00 AM, Polaris Company Campus.

A floating camera hovered on Yu Feng's shoulder, steadily observing the surrounding environment in line with his gaze:
"Guys, this Polaris park is pretty good."

"That was the [Huaxia] series, with courtyards and pavilions and such."

"This area of ​​the World War II zone has been turned into an exhibition of various equipment."

"It shouldn't be able to start, but this feel..."

Yu Feng walked up to a Tiger tank and patted it:

"Nothing wrong."

"Exactly the same as in the game."

"I have to say, the current virtual reality technology is amazing; it really simulates reality completely."

There were also many live streamers and media outlets of all sizes broadcasting live. Yu Feng strolled around the park, introducing the various locations:

"There are still some unfinished areas over there, which are the World War I and Cold War zones."

"But if the press conference is held today, it's probably not far off."

"Polarstar's new industrial park is really big. It's amazing that they were able to get such a large plot of land in Donghai City."

After wandering around, Yu Feng spotted the [Huaxia Delicacies] series of restaurants not far away.

Thinking that I hadn't eaten yet, I wanted to order some food, but seeing that the press conference was about to start, I had to give up and follow the crowd to the press conference venue.

The press conference was held in the main auditorium inside Polestar.

Upon entering the venue, one is immediately struck by the high-tech feel.

Everywhere you look, there are floating drone robots that rise and fall in an orderly fashion, placing drinks and desserts on the small tables next to each seat.

Yu Feng clicked his tongue and laughed at the live stream:
"That's the sense of technology."

"The audience is like this."

"That stage is probably a projection screen today too."

The chat room fell silent for a moment, then surged with activity.

[Rough?! That's actually quite possible?!]

[No need to think, it's certain. Given Zhao the old scoundrel's style, beating him up is out of the question.]

However, today we're mainly looking at the CG, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Indeed, while Zhao Laozei (Zhao the Old Thief) may have questionable character, his game is flawless.

Yu Feng nodded in agreement. He said, "Let's not talk about the people. The game is definitely flawless."

As time passed, the lights in the entire auditorium suddenly dimmed, and then focused on the large lectern at the front.

Swish!
Zhao Ming appeared out of thin air on the stage, accompanied by sound effects. The streamers and players below were stunned for a moment, then realized, "Wow!"

Another projection?!
So you're not even going to act anymore? You just teleported onto the stage out of thin air?!

In fact.

Indeed, Zhao Ming was controlling the projection from his office.

The projection of Zhao Ming in the auditorium smiled and greeted the streamers and players below:
"Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Polaris' new game launch event."

The words fell.

A round of applause erupted in the hall. There was no way around it; even though this guy was a real jerk, the game itself was flawless.
Seeing this, Zhao Ming, who was projecting on the stage, waited until the applause subsided before introducing today's project:
"Today we'll mainly be introducing the new CG for 'Cold War Shadows,' the sequel to 'World War II: Rise of Empires.'"

"The sequel, Cold War Shadows, mainly tells the story of how countries clashed after the war due to the distribution of interests and sordid disputes. It can be considered a 'prelude to the Cold War'."

"The conflicts of interest and intrigue during this period will surely open the door to a new world for players."

"After experiencing the storyline, I think many players will be able to stay clear-headed and resist temptations."

"For example, someone might tell you that war can bring you wealth and status."

"I don't think players of World War II: Rise of Empires will be tempted, right?"

The words fell.

The press conference was met with laughter.

Some people even shouted, "Whoever believes this is a liar," after all, the plot of "World War II: Rise of an Empire" is too deeply ingrained in people's minds.

While Zhao Ming was making jokes on the projector, little did he know that many war fanatics across the planet were smashing the live-streaming equipment with their faces flushed red.

The laughter at the press conference was absolutely jarring.
Zhao Ming continued speaking on the projector:

"Then there's the upcoming World War I series of games." "Here, players can travel back to the early 1900s, when the key figures who would shake the world during World War II were still quite young."

Players can interact with him or become spectators, watching him gradually ascend to the top.

"Here are imperial heads who have repeatedly failed the imperial examinations, leaders who established the Soviet Union, and legendary members of the U.S. Congress."

"In short, by participating in the game, you will have the opportunity to get in touch with it."

"Then came the Q&A session with the players."

"If you have any questions or suggestions about the games currently under Polaris, please feel free to ask them during the Q&A session."

"I will answer your questions."

"Alright, after saying so much, I'm sure everyone is eager to get started."

"Let's release the sequel CG, 'Cold War Shadows,' first."

Zhao Ming projected a gesture towards the back, indicating that people should look behind them.

rear.

A huge screen projection slowly appeared.

Yu Feng and the viewers in the live stream held their breath; it was about to begin!

The screen lights up.

The words "Rivadia Palace" slowly appeared.

It's the same short CG opening as before, only this time it's the full version.

The meeting in the video.

Although countries from all over the world participated, the main participants were the American Free Federation and the Soviet Union, and other countries had no say in the division of benefits.

Even Poland, one of the Baltic states, was directly placed under Soviet control.

Even the British Commonwealth, which also sits in three positions, can only watch and dare not touch any of its interests.

Until the final secret meeting of the three countries.

That's how they managed to secure a position for France.

This is the end.

The UN Security Council's five permanent members system has been established.

These plot points, compared to the previous CGs and the storylines triggered by the players, gave the Blue Star players a general understanding before the scene shifted.

A virtual world map appears, showing that the war has ended.

The empire is currently divided among various powers. Although it is still in a transitional phase, the presence of various powers makes it almost impossible for the empire to recover.

Swish!
The scene suddenly switched.

British Commonwealth

Appearing in the Commonwealth, the first thing that catches the eye is the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, the one who once delivered the "We will never surrender" speech, now on the stage.

He said in a strong and clear voice:

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"From Stettin in the Baltic Sea (now Szczecin in Poland) to Trieste in the Adriatic Sea, an iron curtain has stretched across the European continent."

"."

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"Only Athens—the city that bears the immortal glory of Greece—can still decide its future autonomously through elections under the supervision of Britain, the United States, and France."

"The Soviet-controlled Polish government is being encouraged to carry out a massive and illegal territorial invasion of Germany, and millions of Germans are being expelled at this time, with a shocking and unprecedented scale of devastation."

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hiss--

The players on Earth who saw the complete speech were quite shocked.

This is a speech that defines the Soviet Union as the only threatening country in the world. Does the British Commonwealth really have that much audacity?

This is still on European soil!

The president of the United States, who was sitting in the audience, led the applause for the British prime minister who was speaking on stage.

What this means is self-evident.

Judging from the situation, World War II has only just ended, and conflict is about to break out so soon?
This thought flashed through the minds of the Blue Star players.

From the visuals, the British Commonwealth and the American Free Federation seem to be on the side of justice, but the players on Earth have long been aware of the tactics of these politicians.

Continue reading.

Screen switching.

Soviet Federation

Inside the Kremlin, the Soviet leader, pipe in hand, looked at the translated manuscript in his eyes:
"An Iron Curtain Spanning the European Continent"

Bang!
The leader slammed his hand on the table, the ash from his pipe falling onto the surface. His two subordinates in front of him shuddered, and the translated manuscript of the 'Iron Curtain Speech' was torn to shreds.

"We sacrificed 2700 million lives to defeat the imperial invaders."

"And now they're smearing us as new aggressors?!"

The anger came quickly, but it subsided just as quickly.

The leader issued orders to question the Commonwealth's repression in India, Ireland, and other countries over the years by revealing documents.

The question then becomes, "Who is the real aggressor?"

The Soviets also seemed to be on the side of justice.

[US Free Federal]

White House, Cabinet Room.

The night sky over Washington was covered by rain, but the White House cabinet meeting room was brightly lit, and at the end of the long table sat the new president, whom the Blue Star players had just been wondering about.

The new president tapped his fingers incessantly on the table, his gaze sweeping over the high-ranking defense officials in the room as he spoke in a deep voice:
"Gentlemen."

"Stalin swallowed another piece of Europe last night, establishing a new satellite state."

“Our Commonwealth friends are even losing Greece.”

"Our Commonwealth friends also admit that they are no longer able to help Greece, and Turkey will be next if Greece falls."

"What happens next?"

"Italy? France?"

"The entire Mediterranean Sea will become a Soviet lake."

"It's ridiculous."

"Did Roosevelt really think he could share the cake with someone like that?"

"I think it's time for us to make a decision."

The cabinet members around the long table exchanged glances, and soon all agreed.

The new president nodded in satisfaction, then his gaze fell on the speech paper in front of him, and he repeatedly traced the phrase "free people resist totalitarianism" with his pen.

From this perspective, the United States appears to be on the side of justice.

The thought flashed through the minds of the Blue Star players.

No matter which side's footage you watch, it feels like that side is the one in justice.

But this world is not simply about justice.

The methods these people used were already revealed in the previous plot, but watching the CG now, I still can't help but think they are righteous.

It's incredibly persuasive.

The players on Earth were amazed.

As these three images ended, a giant world map slowly emerged.

The Soviet Federation occupies Eurasia, and a virtual, gluttonous giant bear, drooling, stretches its hands to all parts of the world, starting with its relationship with the [Republic].

The Republic's influence suddenly diminished, leaving it isolated and sandwiched between the Soviet Union and the Mongolian Foreign Territory.

Then the illusory bear head turned its gaze to Europe and raised its hand.

Poland suddenly turned deep red and became a puppet state.

Then came Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, the former Soviet Union located in western Europe, which was devoured by that gluttonous bear.

Gradually encroaching on the East.

It turned one country after another into a 'satellite state' that was completely subservient to the suzerain state.

See this.

The players on Earth suddenly realized why the British Commonwealth was so determined to retaliate.

Poland has already become a puppet state.

Further east lies the Empire, and further east of the Empire lies France and the British Commonwealth. If this were the way things were done, it would be disastrous.

Meanwhile, in the United States, far away in North America, the illusory behemoth in the sky is a bald eagle.

Its arrogant gaze also greedily fixed on the European continent. As feathers fell one by one, the countries of the European continent were still tinged with the deep blue of the American Free Federation.

As long-established homegrown powers, the British Commonwealth and France could only watch silently as the two sides battled it out.

And this is only in continental Europe.

In Asia.

The phantoms of the gluttonous bear and the arrogant bald eagle crossed the river in the center of the Republic, then exchanged a glance and nodded. Next, the Korean and North Korean nations also crossed the river.

The former Nanyue Kingdom in Southeast Asia crossed the river.

Two colossal beasts nearly divided the entire world between them.

All nations were at the mercy of these two behemoths, powerless to resist.

The scene flashes back to the conflict that broke out between North and South Korea after they crossed the river, and the conflict that broke out between the forces supported by both sides in South Vietnam after they crossed the river.

The uprising and conflict that broke out in Greece, Europe, was caused by a power struggle between two opposing forces.

Even Berlin, which had already been divided into four parts, experienced a major conflict.

The entire world has been turned into pawns on two sides.

Seeing this, the players on Blue Star were shaken to their core, and a nameless fear arose in their hearts.

The two sides fought for their interests, but countless lives in other countries were lost.

Moreover, under such manipulation, the entire world has almost no power to resist. How can this be a superpower? Isn't this a terrorist organization?

Earth is doomed!

The world is now under the control of two superpowers.

Even players on Earth couldn't come up with a solution. Some used the photon supercomputer to quickly calculate, but they still couldn't come up with a reasonable solution.

There's simply no way to do it.

The entire world is tightly controlled by these two superpowers, so even if a super scientist can develop some groundbreaking weapon, it's useless.

Anyone who shows their face will die.

The entire world is engulfed in war under the control of these two illusory, greedy behemoths.

Even a republic with a history of thousands of years.

Under the manipulation of these two superpowers, the river divides the land, creating a north-south situation.

just
The scene suddenly flashed, and it was still that mud house.

It was still that huge map of the Republic, covered with countless red and blue arrows.
It was still that same figure with his back to the camera, wearing a faded gray military uniform.

All Blue Star players who watched the video know the chaos that the world has descended into at this moment.

Meanwhile, the massive conflict erupting in Berlin, Europe, drew the attention of the two behemoths.

The figure, with its back to the camera, holds an unlit cigarette in one hand, as the CG perspective slowly sweeps across the Yangtze and Yellow River basins on the map.

This time.

The scene no longer ended abruptly; instead, the figure with their back to you turned around and spoke:

"The War of Resistance Against Japan could not be rushed, and the War of Liberation could not be delayed."

As the words fell.

The scene shifts to a virtual, giant world map, where the Gluttonous Bear and the Greedy Bald Eagle are staring at 'Berlin', with the color of the forces to the south of the Gluttonous Bear indicating its dominance.

In almost an instant, it turned crimson.

A dragon's roar pierced the entire world, and a crimson dragon burst forth from it.

Perched above the Republic, its gaze swept to both sides.

The ravenous and furious Taotie bear and bald eagle roared in alarm and rage, their eyes burning with fire as they stared at the crimson dragon, yet they hesitated to make a move.

All he could do was roar angrily.

The situation is out of control!

No one could have imagined that, under such circumstances, a country could actually break through the deadlock.

At the moment the dragon's roar resounded and the crimson dragon rose into the sky.

Everyone watching from Earth felt their scalp tingle. Even those who weren't directly involved were terrified by this decisive move.

"The War of Resistance Against Japan could not be rushed, and the War of Liberation could not be delayed."

In a single sentence, just 14 characters.

Shocking! God! Human!
They broke through the shadow that shrouded the entire world. Now, look at the two giant bears and bald eagles, who were enraged to the point of madness, and the crimson dragon that hovered over the Republic.

The feeling of excitement among Blue Star players is beyond words, especially among many players of the "Huaxia" series of games.

That's right.

How could the mighty Chinese nation, with its thousands of years of history and countless near-extinctions, be so easily manipulated by a bear and an eagle?

Looking at the calm gaze of the crimson dragon.

This is the attitude that the Republic should have, that's right!

That's it! ! !

The rivalry between the two superpowers was thus resolved in just 14 words.

The crimson dragon stared fearlessly at the two giant beasts.

The scene ends here.

The anticipation in the hearts of Blue Star players is about to burst out of their hearts.

selected!
You MUST choose the Republic!!!
　I'd like to recommend a book by a friend~~~~
　　

(End of this chapter)